Improvement in barbed fence-wires



G. W. AL'LEN.

BARBED FENCE WIRE. No. 180,185. Patented Jul 25.1876.

ATTORNEYS.

N-PETERS, H'IOTQLITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. 0. O.-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

GEORGE WQALLE'N, OF ORESTON,'ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN BARBED FENCE-WIRES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 180,185, dated July 25, 1876 application filed J and 26, 1876.

' ter around, the fence-wire being sown in section, taken through line 00 00, Fig. 1.

-Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

The objection of this invention is to furnish an improved barb for wire fences, which shall be so constructed and applied to the fencewire that it will keep its place firmly and securely upon said wire, and will not slip or turn upon it.

The invention consists in a fence-barb formed of two short pieces of wire placed parallel with each other upon the opposite sides of, and at right angles with, the fence-wire, and having their end parts twisted together, leaving their points projecting, as. hereinafter fully described.

A represents the fence-wire. B is the barb, which is formed of two short pieces of wire,

pointed at their ends. The two pieces of wire B are placed parallelwith each other upon the'opposite sides of the fence-wire A, and at right angles with it, and their ends are then twisted together by means of pinchers or oth-' er suitable tools, leaving the points projecting from each other.

The points of the barb may be .in a' plane or parallel with the fence-wire, or at right angles with said wire, or the points at one end of the barb may be at right angles with said wire, and at the other end parallel with it.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent In combination with a fence-wire the fencebarb B, formed of two short pieces of wire placed parallelwith each other upon the op posite sides of, and at right angles with,-the

fence-wire, and having their end parts twisted together, leaving their-points projecting, substantially as herein shown-and described.

7 GEORGE W. ALLEN. Witnesses: D. E. EDINGTON,. JAMES SMITH. 

